Police Accuse Travel Agent of ‘Abortion Tourism’

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turkishweekly.net - Weeks after a proposed tightening of Turkey's abortion law sparked public protests, officials have stripped a tourism agency of its license for allegedly suggesting out-of-state travel destinations where women could have the medical procedure. Barracuda Tours and its owner, Cen Polatoglu, deny the allegation that the company promoted

India’s New Muslim Baby Boom

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globalpost.com - Business is booming at Dheerendra Singh's New Delhi-based medical tourism outfit, CureMax. But his biggest client base - Afghanistan - might come as something of a surprise. "Every month, we do in vitro fertilization (IVF) for around 50 patients from Afghanistan," Singh said. "They also come for other

Kathleen Tuitt’s Wellness Revolution

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jamaicaobserver.com - In May 2007, Kathleen Tuitt was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her recovery, she began doing research to find out how cancer patients survive beyond five years. During the process she learnt a lot about health and wellness. Tuitt soon became aware of the health dilemma being faced in

This Week in Medical Travel Today…

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Greetings, As summer in the northern hemisphere draws to a close many of us are resuming a "back to work" attitude and beginning to pull together travel budgets and plans for the year ahead. As evidenced under UPCOMING EVENTS, there's seemingly no limit to possible destinations and topics for consideration

The Role and Contribution of Conferences and Exhibitions

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by Constantine Constantinides, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive, healthCare cybernetics   The Practical Philosophy ...that goes with it As far as the industry is concerned, when it comes to industry conferences and exhibitions, one can do the following (or none of the following): Attend Exhibit Sponsor But the question

Joseph Barcie, Baptist Health South Florida, Part Two

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Editor's Note: In our last issue we featured Part One (HYPERLINK TO PART ONE IN ISSUE 17) of a conversation with Dr. Joseph Barcie who recently transitioned from being the president of Centralized Services at the International Healthcare Corporation (IHC) to that of assistant vice president of Baptist Health International. In

Patients Beyond Borders® Announces Taiwan Simplified Chinese Edition Newest translated edition targets health and wellness travelers from mainland China

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The Taiwan Task Force for Medical Travel(TTFMT) and Patients Beyond Borders jointly announce the launch ofPatients Beyond Borders: Taiwan Edition, Simplified Chinese Translationfor international distribution in January 2013. Supported by the Taiwan government, hospitals, and related private organizations, the guidebook, originally published in 2009, will be fully updated and translated into Simplified Chinese, and

TEMOS and Marmassistance Join Forces in Ensuring Quality in International Patient Care in Turkey

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Temos, the German-based quality certification company and Marmassistance, Turkish market leader in medical assistance, have joined forces in a strategic partnership to co-assess private hospitals and clinics in Turkey. The partnership will be titled "Temos in partnership with Marmassistance." According to the partnership agenda, Marmassistance will evaluate and improve the